Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot
@scga.bsky.social
First all-Scotland international relations institute.
Hub for collaborative policy-relevant research & home for informed, non-partisan debate on foreign policy.
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Hub for collaborative policy-relevant research & home for informed, non-partisan debate on foreign policy.
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@uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
How is #defence research in the UK structured and coordinated? What are the barriers to effective innovation and how can they be addressed?
POST, @ukparliament.parliament.uk is calling for researchers with expertise to share their research and knowledge.
post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...
POST, @ukparliament.parliament.uk is calling for researchers with expertise to share their research and knowledge.
post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...
Approved work: Research and development (R&D) for UK Defence
How is defence research in the UK structured and coordinated? What are the barriers to effective innovation and how can they be addressed?
post.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
How is #defence research in the UK structured and coordinated? What are the barriers to effective innovation and how can they be addressed?
POST, @ukparliament.parliament.uk is calling for researchers with expertise to share their research and knowledge.
post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...
POST, @ukparliament.parliament.uk is calling for researchers with expertise to share their research and knowledge.
post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk has launched a call for evidence in a new inquiry on UK climate policy and finance.
You can submit evidence until Wednesday 7 January 2026.
#COP30 #ClimatePolicy
committees.parliament.uk/work/9401/in...?
You can submit evidence until Wednesday 7 January 2026.
#COP30 #ClimatePolicy
committees.parliament.uk/work/9401/in...?
International climate policy - Committees - UK Parliament
Ahead of COP 30, where host country Brazil’s Presidency has set a strategic goal to transition from “negotiation to implementation”, the Committee is launching a cal...
committees.parliament.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk has launched a call for evidence in a new inquiry on UK climate policy and finance.
You can submit evidence until Wednesday 7 January 2026.
#COP30 #ClimatePolicy
committees.parliament.uk/work/9401/in...?
You can submit evidence until Wednesday 7 January 2026.
#COP30 #ClimatePolicy
committees.parliament.uk/work/9401/in...?
Launch of new CEASEFIRE! peace game, developed at @uofglasgow.bsky.social (PI Rebecca Sutton) in collaboration with @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, Education Evolved, the Floating Designer, ceasefire negotiation experts, & youth peacebuilders in Scotland.
Online:
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8949734951...
Online:
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8949734951...
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Launch of new CEASEFIRE! peace game, developed at @uofglasgow.bsky.social (PI Rebecca Sutton) in collaboration with @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, Education Evolved, the Floating Designer, ceasefire negotiation experts, & youth peacebuilders in Scotland.
Online:
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8949734951...
Online:
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8949734951...
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
@mybisa.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social @uofglaw.bsky.social @standrewsir.bsky.social
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
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Are we taking #nuclearweapons seriously? How can we advance global peace and security? What can we learn from Scottish and Irish perspectives on peace and disarmament?
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A Scottish and Irish perspective in an era of global tension
Are we taking nuclear weapons seriously? Join UN House Scotland and the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh for a collaborative roundtable event.
www.eventbrite.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Are we taking #nuclearweapons seriously? How can we advance global peace and security? What can we learn from Scottish and Irish perspectives on peace and disarmament?
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
Scottish Parliament to access expertise for consideration of
next draft Climate Change Plan
Parliament keen for research expertise and insights relevant to industrial decarbonisation in Scotland - encourage responses from academics from all institutions.
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
next draft Climate Change Plan
Parliament keen for research expertise and insights relevant to industrial decarbonisation in Scotland - encourage responses from academics from all institutions.
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Scottish Parliament to access expertise for consideration of
next draft Climate Change Plan
Parliament keen for research expertise and insights relevant to industrial decarbonisation in Scotland - encourage responses from academics from all institutions.
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
next draft Climate Change Plan
Parliament keen for research expertise and insights relevant to industrial decarbonisation in Scotland - encourage responses from academics from all institutions.
forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Are we taking #nuclearweapons seriously? How can we advance global peace and security? What can we learn from Scottish and Irish perspectives on peace and disarmament?
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A Scottish and Irish perspective in an era of global tension
Are we taking nuclear weapons seriously? Join UN House Scotland and the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh for a collaborative roundtable event.
www.eventbrite.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Are we taking #nuclearweapons seriously? How can we advance global peace and security? What can we learn from Scottish and Irish perspectives on peace and disarmament?
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
🆕SCGA Insight report - Exploitation, precarity and vulnerability: seasonal workers on Scotland’s farms. This SCGA Insight is distilled from a larger supervised student research project undertaken in 2025 in the GO Justice Centre of the School of Law.
SCGA Insight: Exploitation, Precarity and Vulnerability
The UK Seasonal Worker Visa scheme (SWV), a short-term labour visa route in the UK, is ostensibly beneficial to the UK economy and to foreign worker visa holders. However, despite regulations that see...
scga.scot
October 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🆕SCGA Insight report - Exploitation, precarity and vulnerability: seasonal workers on Scotland’s farms. This SCGA Insight is distilled from a larger supervised student research project undertaken in 2025 in the GO Justice Centre of the School of Law.
SCGA Insight: Exploitation, Precarity and Vulnerability
The UK Seasonal Worker Visa scheme (SWV), a short-term labour visa route in the UK, is ostensibly beneficial to the UK economy and to foreign worker visa holders. However, despite regulations that see...
scga.scot
October 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🆕SCGA Insight report - Exploitation, precarity and vulnerability: seasonal workers on Scotland’s farms. This SCGA Insight is distilled from a larger supervised student research project undertaken in 2025 in the GO Justice Centre of the School of Law.
With peace proposals for the region back in the news once again, a reminder of when SCGA looked at one of the reasons we are here in the first place:
scga.scot/2024/11/06/p...
scga.scot/2024/11/06/p...
Podcast: The next 100 years of peace in the greater Middle East
We are joined by Dr Ilia Xypolia from the University of Aberdeen, and Dr Zana Gul from the University of Stirling to discuss their SCGA-funded project on the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, its aftermath and...
scga.scot
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With peace proposals for the region back in the news once again, a reminder of when SCGA looked at one of the reasons we are here in the first place:
scga.scot/2024/11/06/p...
scga.scot/2024/11/06/p...
A real pleasure to welcome a parliamentary delegation from Lower Saxony to Edinburgh.
The visit focused on citizen participation in democracy and petitions - and we discussed Scotland's politics, place in the world and SCGA's role in the public sphere.
The visit focused on citizen participation in democracy and petitions - and we discussed Scotland's politics, place in the world and SCGA's role in the public sphere.
September 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A real pleasure to welcome a parliamentary delegation from Lower Saxony to Edinburgh.
The visit focused on citizen participation in democracy and petitions - and we discussed Scotland's politics, place in the world and SCGA's role in the public sphere.
The visit focused on citizen participation in democracy and petitions - and we discussed Scotland's politics, place in the world and SCGA's role in the public sphere.
"World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and World Order"
Audio from a very timely lecture organised by the Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at University of Glasgow and co-hosted by SCGA in April 2025.
Professors Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, Ottawa.
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Audio from a very timely lecture organised by the Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at University of Glasgow and co-hosted by SCGA in April 2025.
Professors Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, Ottawa.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and World Order
Podcast Episode · Global Conversations, from Scotland · 29/09/2025 · 1h 31m
podcasts.apple.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"World of the Right: Radical Conservatism and World Order"
Audio from a very timely lecture organised by the Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at University of Glasgow and co-hosted by SCGA in April 2025.
Professors Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, Ottawa.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
Audio from a very timely lecture organised by the Stevenson Trust for Citizenship at University of Glasgow and co-hosted by SCGA in April 2025.
Professors Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, Ottawa.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
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The University of Glasgow’s @uofgpolicy.bsky.social has appointed its first cohort of Practice Fellows. Six policy professionals will spend six months at the Centre exploring key policy challenges.
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2u2e8m6t
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2u2e8m6t
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The University of Glasgow’s @uofgpolicy.bsky.social has appointed its first cohort of Practice Fellows. Six policy professionals will spend six months at the Centre exploring key policy challenges.
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2u2e8m6t
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2u2e8m6t
With cyber attacks and #ransomware back in the news again, a timely reminder of SCGA's report on Ransomware and the role of intentional law in combating it:
scga.scot/2024/02/27/s...
scga.scot/2024/02/27/s...
SCGA Report: Regulating Ransomware Through International Law
An SCGA Report Paper addressing the application of international law to
ransomware operation.
scga.scot
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
With cyber attacks and #ransomware back in the news again, a timely reminder of SCGA's report on Ransomware and the role of intentional law in combating it:
scga.scot/2024/02/27/s...
scga.scot/2024/02/27/s...
UK National Security Strategy - #NationalSecurity
UK Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025.
A @ukparliament.parliament.uk Joint Committee is seeking views on how well the NSS addresses the range of challenges facing UK.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9201/th...
UK Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025.
A @ukparliament.parliament.uk Joint Committee is seeking views on how well the NSS addresses the range of challenges facing UK.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9201/th...
The National Security Strategy - Committees - UK Parliament
The Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025. The NSS reviews the risks facing the UK and sets out plans to address them, structured under three themes: security at ...
committees.parliament.uk
September 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
UK National Security Strategy - #NationalSecurity
UK Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025.
A @ukparliament.parliament.uk Joint Committee is seeking views on how well the NSS addresses the range of challenges facing UK.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9201/th...
UK Government published a new National Security Strategy (NSS) on 24 June 2025.
A @ukparliament.parliament.uk Joint Committee is seeking views on how well the NSS addresses the range of challenges facing UK.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9201/th...
@ukparliament.parliament.uk Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launching an inquiry to explore innovations that could improve agricultural practices around world and examine UK’s role in contributing to global food security.
#foodsecurity
committees.parliament.uk/work/9293/in...
#foodsecurity
committees.parliament.uk/work/9293/in...
Innovation and global food security - Committees - UK Parliament
The United Nations has estimated that global food production would need to increase by 70% by 2050 to feed a population of 9.7 billion. Science, innovation and technology have a role to play in sustai...
committees.parliament.uk
September 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
@ukparliament.parliament.uk Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launching an inquiry to explore innovations that could improve agricultural practices around world and examine UK’s role in contributing to global food security.
#foodsecurity
committees.parliament.uk/work/9293/in...
#foodsecurity
committees.parliament.uk/work/9293/in...
A fascinating meeting on challenges and opportunities in #Space and related industries and research base, between colleagues from @bayerischerlandtag.bsky.social & Hanns Seidel Foundation, & Space Scotland with Consul General Hullmann, Michael Picard and Andrew Bowie MP @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A fascinating meeting on challenges and opportunities in #Space and related industries and research base, between colleagues from @bayerischerlandtag.bsky.social & Hanns Seidel Foundation, & Space Scotland with Consul General Hullmann, Michael Picard and Andrew Bowie MP @heriotwattuni.bsky.social
@scga.bsky.social is delighted to again be playing a part in supporting the Beyond Borders Scotland Festival this August.
Full programme details here:
bbintfest.com/events/curre...
Full programme details here:
bbintfest.com/events/curre...
Festival Programme - Beyond Borders Festival
bbintfest.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@scga.bsky.social is delighted to again be playing a part in supporting the Beyond Borders Scotland Festival this August.
Full programme details here:
bbintfest.com/events/curre...
Full programme details here:
bbintfest.com/events/curre...
An online event about #climatechange and #watersecurity in Central Asia by our colleagues in Asia Scotland Institute - 30 July
asiascot.com/events/clima...
asiascot.com/events/clima...
Climate Change and Water Security in Central Asia - Asia Scotland Institute
Central Asia’s pressing water insecurity, compounded by competing interests, legacies of antiquated Soviet infrastructure, and anthropogenic pressures, is
asiascot.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
An online event about #climatechange and #watersecurity in Central Asia by our colleagues in Asia Scotland Institute - 30 July
asiascot.com/events/clima...
asiascot.com/events/clima...